(Sanandaj, Iran) The 7th ECO Minerals Experts Group Meeting was held on August 5-7, 2018 in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj, with the presence of representatives from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the ECO Secretariat.

The Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation organization has chaired thematic event at the 2nd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), in the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar on July 5, 2018.

ECO Secretary General, HE Halil Ibrahim Akca, has participated in the 2nd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), in the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar on July 3 - 6, 2018.

The 17th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ECO Trade and Development Bank (ETDB) was held on June 28, 2018 at Istanbul, the Republic of Turkey. On the invitation of the ETDB, the ECO Secretary General, H.E. Ambassador Halil Ibrahim Akca attended the plenary session of the meeting.

The ECO high-level delegation, headed by H.E. Mr. Halil Ibrahim Akca, ECO Secretary General, paid a visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the invitation of the Uzbek Government to discuss to develop the roles of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the ECO framework on several fronts, on 20-23 June 2018.

(Dushanbe, Tajikistan)The ECO Secretariat has participated in a UN- sponsored Conference on International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028 on June 19-21, 2018.

Dr. Urban Rusnak, Secretary General of the International Energy Charter (IEC) Secretariat accompanied by Mr. Marat Terterov, Principal Coordinator of IEC visited the ECO Secretariat on 18th June 2018 and called on H.E. Mr. Halil Ibrahim AKÇA, ECO Secretary General and ECO DSG, Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour.

On 18 June 2018, Mr. Kamran Aliyev the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan who was accompanied by H.E. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Tehran met the ECO Secretary General H.E. Halil Ibrahim Akca at the headquarters of ECO in Tehran.

(Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan) The ninth meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held on May 3, 2018 to discuss the regulatory and operational requirements for improving the existing transport infrastructure of the region.

(Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan) The integration of operational networks between maritime, railways, and roads enables the ECO region to take on a quantum leap as all necessary resources are embedded in the Great Silk Road, says the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organzation, Halil Ibrahim Akca.